Kim Fahlen(She/Her/Hers)

Kim Fahlen is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Marin. She works with children, teens, and parents who are facing transitions and academic and mental health issues. Kim is passionate about serving families looking to improve communication and find more balance in their home, work, and school lives. She has experience navigating school settings and understands the pressures facing families today. Clients come to Kim with stress, anxiety, learning issues, spectrum disorders, body image, test anxiety, and mood regulation.

Kim is a client-centered therapist trained in somatic therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, sandtray therapy, and play therapy. Somatic therapy utilizes mindfulness practices, breathwork, and movement techniques while CBT strategies help clients combat and reframe negative thoughts. Some people need a non-verbal way to express themselves by using figures in the sandtray to explore their inner world. Younger clients will express themselves through play. What all these methods have in common is the recognition that our thoughts, feelings, physical sensations, and behaviors are interconnected and understanding this connection can lead to meaningful change.

Kim gets to know her clients before suggesting a therapeutic path forward. Kim’s style is interactive, action-oriented, and centered on the belief that we all can shift unhelpful thought patterns, release stress and tension, explore trauma, and regulate emotions. Kim collaborates with you to discover the most effective way to support your child or teen’s emotional well-being, hone your parenting skills, strengthen your family relationships, and find greater harmony at home.

Kim received her Master’s degree in Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling from San Francisco State University. She spent over 30 years working in schools as a teacher and school counselor, and is the parent of 2 teens, making her well-equipped to support clients with educational and home issues.